Alternative Medicine
WHAT IS ALTERNATIVE MEDICINES
Alternative medicines means any form of medicine that is outside the mainstream of western medicine. There are more than 100 system of alternative medicines which are still in practice all over the world, some of the very popular system are Herbal Medicine. Acupuncture, Indo Allopathy. Naturopath/, Yoga, Acupressure, Magnetotherapy. Electro-Homoeopathy. Bach Flower Remedies, Gem 8. Teletherapy, Aroma Therapy, Reiki Healing, Spritual Healing Oriental Diagnosis & Therapy, Music Therapy, etc.. After decades of serious obsession with modern medicine, recently there has been a boom in various systems of alternative medicines and more and more people in general and patients in articular are opting for these traditional systems of maintaining health and curing diseases. One of the most important reasons for this renewed interest is the increasing side - effects and spiraling cost of westernmedicines.
SALIENT FEATURES OF ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE
Considers the human body as a whole, being i.e., the sum total
of its physical, social & spiritual dimensions.
No Side effects Remedies are based on natural
ingredients or drugless.
Low Cost Simple to prescribe and
practise. Preventive and promotive aspects of health are equally
cared for. Permanent cures for many also called incurable and
chronic disease Faith of the people.
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